Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-02-05
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building improvements last year amounted to
Il ,026, 30l.
The body of Thomas Scully was found in
the willow brush at Emmetsburg, frozen.
Iowa CITY, Jan. 24-The new Christian
Campbellite church was dedicated here y%ester-
day. 1t cost s. 200, 81 900 of which is un-
paid. The debt was raised at the dedication
services presided over by Rev. w. Bayard
Craig, of Denver.
CREsToN, Ia, Jan. 24-The elegant new
Catholic church was opened yesterday. A
forcible sermon was preached by Rev. Father
Nugent, OF Des Moines, who lectured in the
evening. There was a large attendance at
both services. Rev. McMenomy, of Council
Bluffc, and Rev. Nerhcyan, Of Atchison, as
sisted in the services.
s. b. Arnold, one OF the wealthiest and
most prominent citizens, formerly Of Gales
burg, H., died last night.
KEoKUK, Jan. 24-Newton Van Nalken-
burg, i young unmarried man, residing at La
clede, Mo, fell between he ears Of q freight
train on the c., b. ~ X. G. near Sedan, Ia,
Saturday night and was run over aud killed.
j. X. Moore fell of the top Of a box car at
the Laclede yards but was not s~eriousls inJur-
cd.
Bishop Perry held services Sunday at Holy
Cross church, and EpiscopaD confirmed a
lass of six females and five males.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Jan. 25.-Eyery constitu-
tional phase Of the prohibitory law viii be
considered by a full benchin the United States
court at Dubuque at the April term.
DEs MONIES, la. Jan. 26.-The Buckeye
Coal company, Of Surrey, Greene county,
failed yesterday. Liabilities, $4,000, due To
miners and their families.
CLINTON, Jan. 26.-This city is the first in
the state, under the new law, which has been
named for the free delivery system. There
will be thirty-two receiving boxes and five
carriers.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Jan. % Major Joseph
b. Young, OF Marion, ex-representative and
senator and one of the foremost lawyers in
Iowa, died Monday night on his way home
from California.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Jan. 26. Word has just
been received Of the death of Mr.. Chef Ben
nett, formerly Of this place and lately engaged
in railroad construction and well known
throughout central Iowa.
DEs MONIES, Jan. 26.-The defense in the
May Foster case this morning introduced two
witnesses who swore they heard the pistol
shot at 9 O'Clock and saw Baxter CONF out Of
the alley a few minute afterwards. This ties
timony took the prosecution 10y surprise.
DEs MONIES, Jan. 26.-Thc board Of trus-
tees OF the State agricultural college have
beeo in session here all day. a part Of the
time they conferred with the executive coun.
ell concerning the disposition of state land
belonging to the college. The resignation OF
Prof. Wynn Of the chair of Latin and rhetoric,
was accepted, and Prof. A. G.. Barrows, Of
Cleveland, O., was elected to his place.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. 26.-Unreliable re-
ports have been sent out from here to the ef-
feet that the brcweries had all entered into a
combination, 1nder a supposed decision Of
Judge Love Of the United States district
court, to sell beer openly in defiance of the
given no decision. a test case was argued
before him at keokuk last week, but no de-
cision was reached. One of the attorneys for
a brewer gave an off -hand opinion that while
a case begun in a state court was pending in
a federal court, the state could not interfere
with it in any way. On the strength OF that
two breweries began selling beer over their
bars, but a few hours reflection showed that
a mistake had been made, and they closed
again and remain closed now.
MARsHALLTOwN, Ia, Jan. 21.-News was
received here this morning of the death Of
DR.. Sherwood, a prominent Mason and physi-
clan, at San Diego, California.
KEoKUK, Ia. Jan. 27.-Charles Mallett
formerly Of Clark county, Missouri, brother
of MIS-. {. NJ. Belts, Of Keokuk, was killed
while ascending a rope ladder in a lead mine
in Jasper county, Missouri, by a stick Of
cordwood falling upon him.
John Thies of Burlington, aged twenty-five,
and married, fell twenty feet striking his
head, while unloading rock from a gravel
train, near Weaver, and killed.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. 27.-The president Of
the Southern Forestry congress has written
the governor stating that ne had been re-
questcd TO notify the governor Of each state
and territory OF the union of a tree planting
service held last December at DeFuniack
Springs, Florida, during the session of said
congress, on the Florida Arbor Day." and
that a tree was planted around the great
spring in the name Of each state and territory
In the union, and TO request each governor to
name some prominent man or woman native
OF his state, either living or dead, TO whose
memory the next congress, at it's session next
February, may plant a tree in the national
circle. The governor has forwarded the name
of State Treasurer Twombly. together with a
short sketch Of his life. Mr.. Twombly is a
native Iowan and the first native to fiji a state
office and become a member Of the executive
council.
MUsCATINE, Ia, Jan. 21.-The talk OF Mus
catine Is the recent exploit of a young man,
"A mill hand, aged twenty-five, who wooed,
won ard married a widow Of forty, with two
grown up daughters and 5000 received as pen
sion money. The bride In her generosity
gave the entire amount to her Young and in
experienced spouse, who disposed OF It in a
sEar Chat t1a E,rt .sr.~-A Ill -. A.